FILE – In this April 22, 2017, file photo, Alabama defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt, coach of the White team, yells to his team during Alabama’s annual A-Day spring football game in Tuscaloosa, Ala. No. 1 Alabama and No. 6 Auburn bring two of the SEC’s most dominating defenses into this marquee Iron Bowl showdown after reloading on that side of the ball following the departure of several starters. (Gary Cosby Jr./Tuscaloosa News via AP, File)

Playing for Dad

Pruitt played for his dad, Dale, at Plainview High School in Alabama. Jeremy Pruitt was a two-time all-state selection at defensive back for his father.

Dale Pruitt has an overall record 283-133 in 36 seasons as a high school coach, according to the Alabama High School Football Historical Society. He recently finished his third season coaching Albertville High School in Alabama.

Jeremy Pruitt was an assistant coach for his dad at two Alabama high schools, serving five years on Dale’s staff in total.

No head coaching experience

Pruitt has been on a college or high school staff somewhere in the southeast every year since 1997, when he started his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Alabama.

But he’s never been a head coach at any of his stops, including in the high school ranks.

A tie to The Volunteer State

Pruitt’s college career finished at Alabama, where he played in 1995-96 for Gene Stallings. But Pruitt started his college career at Middle Tennessee State, where he was a two-year starting defensive back for longtime MTSU coach Boots Donnelly.

What’s asparagus?

“Two-A-Days” was a television show that aired on MTV. It lasted two seasons, which aired in the fall of 2006 and spring of 2007, and chronicled the Hoover High School football team in Alabama.

Pruitt was Hoover’s defensive coordinator in 2006 and earned some face time on the show.

A national championship

Pruitt was Jimbo Fisher’s defensive coordinator for the 2013 Florida State team that won the national title. The Seminoles led the nation in scoring defense that season, surrendering 12.1 points per game.

Georgia’s defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt spent three years (2010-12) as Alabama’s secondary coach. Pruitt has been reported by multiple outlets as a defensive coordinator candidate at both Auburn and Alabama.

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